Image copyright Reuters Image caption A letter from the Qatari emir, depicted in this picture, will be delivered to Kuwait on Monday Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions by 48 hours. The initial deadline for Qatar to agree […]
Media captionSyrian state TV released footage of the aftermath of the Tahrir square blast A suicide bomber has launched an attack in the Syrian capital, with reports saying at least 19 people were killed. Syrian police had been chasing three suspected car bombers that were trying to enter the capital, state TV said. Police stopped […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Little is left of the camp, which is reported to have had some 800 tents At least one person is reported to have died after a huge fire broke out at a camp for Syrian refugees in eastern Lebanon. The blaze took hold at the camp near Qab Elias town […]
Image copyright Getty Images Iran says French energy giant Total is to sign a contract worth close to $5bn (£3.8bn) to develop an offshore gas field in the Gulf. It is the biggest foreign deal since most economic sanctions against the country were lifted in 2016. Oil ministry officials said the deal to develop the […]
Image copyright Sana via Reuters Image caption Police said the attackers had intended to target busy areas in the capital A suicide bomber has launched an attack in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least eight people, state TV report. Syrian police had been chasing three suspected car bombers that were trying to enter the […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Olmert was released after the parole board cut his sentence by a third Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been released from prison on parole after serving two-thirds of a 27-month sentence for fraud. He was jailed in 2016 after being convicted of bribery and obstruction of justice while […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Security forces say jihadist groups are active in and around Arsal Five militants have blown themselves up during a raid by Lebanese troops on refugee camps near the Syrian border, Lebanon’s army said. A young girl was killed and three soldiers wounded by the blasts. Four others were hurt when […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Since the war began in Syria in 2011, about 5.5 million people have fled the country, the UN estimates Almost 500,000 Syrians have returned to their homes this year, the UN says, describing this as a “notable trend”. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says more than 440,000 internally displaced Syrians […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption About 80 people died and many more were injured in the attack on Khan Sheikhoun A fact-finding mission by chemical weapons watchdog the OPCW has concluded that the banned nerve agent Sarin was used in an attack in northern Syria in April that killed dozens of people. A UN panel […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Immigrations rights lawyers were offering free advice to arrivals at Los Angeles International Airport People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. It means people without “close” family or business relationships in the US could […]
